The Royal Meteorological Society is the UK’s Professional and Learned Society for meteorology.  It is respected around the world for its role in promoting the understanding of weather and climate science. 

We are looking for a Digital Marketing Manager to play a key role in managing and enhancing our digital presence.  You will deliver engaging stories, features and news that communicates the value of our work to drive awareness of the Society and our key messages to increase membership, accreditation and volunteers.

The successful candidate will have a track record of working in a digital marketing role with experience of delivering digital marketing strategies.  You will have the ability to identify opportunities to deliver our goals and objectives and experience across the full digital marketing mix and of leading on integrated digital marketing campaigns.

The Society is a charity dependent upon the support of its professional and amateur members. Our activities include professional accreditation, developing education resources, producing scientific publications, delivering an events programme, providing advice to Government and policy makers and providing information to the public and media on the science of weather and climate change.

To apply for this role, please provide a covering letter and CV.  If you would like further information please contact Amanda Callard, Interim Head of Partnerships. 

We are looking for an experienced individual to join us as Head of Partnership Development.  You will lead a team of partnerships experts in building global partnerships, optimising both funding and influence, across a range of institutional partners, to help Save the Children achieve its breakthroughs for children.

The Partnership Development Team sits within Global Programmes in the Programme Partnerships Department. Our vision is that Save the Children has exceptional partnerships with multilateral and bilateral organisations, optimising funding and influence to deliver our shared aims for children. We seek to achieve this by::

• Holding the broad overview of the multi-faceted partnerships we manage on behalf of SCUK and the movement, and taking a long-term, global approach.
• Presenting compelling and consistent messages that clearly articulate the synergies between Save the Children’s goals and those of our partners.
• Providing partnership expertise in brokering both financial and non-financial relationships with institutions. 
• Driving strategic external engagement at global, regional and local levels, both by actively engaging ourselves and by supporting a culture of external engagement across the global movement. 

As Head of Partnership Development you will provide vision, strategic direction, leadership and support to the team in delivering the ambitious aims of Save the Children by creating conditions for realising the potential of institutional partnerships within Save the Children UK and the wider Save the Children movement. In addition you will:

• Ensure there are effective co-ordination mechanisms across Save the Children UK’s full suite of institutional partnerships, maximising synergies and leveraging expertise across all key Save the Children UK divisions and departments, Save the Children Members and Save the Children International
• Provide leadership to develop and motivate team members to sustain high performance, through effective challenge, prioritisation support, learning and development support, career planning and performance management
• As account lead for global partnerships set the tone of Save the Children’s movement wide approach to global relationships.

To be successful you will have a thorough understanding of international development issues and significant experience of developing relationships and managing strategic partnerships with institutional partner organisations including one of more of DFID, EU, World Bank or the UN.  Educated to degree level or similar, you will have strong negotiation and influencing skills in relation to multiple stakeholder contexts and matrices.  In addition you will have:

• Experience of influencing and delivering results cross-organisationally within a large complex global organisation
• Proven experience of providing creative and innovative approaches in developing new initiatives that contribute towards partnership objectives
• Strong leadership behaviours including external orientation, situational agility, and partner focus
• The ability to network with, and influence, senior people both internally and externally to achieve a pre-defined outcome
• Exceptional team and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and with impact.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we'll give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 8th December 2019

Are you an experienced and confident team administrator? Do you have experience of supporting vulnerable people and have a motivation to help pet owners in housing crisis?

Dogs Trust is seeking a new Administrator to support the Outreach Projects at Dogs Trust.

The Outreach Projects (Hope Project, Freedom Project, Lets with Pets and a new Pet Foodbank Scheme) provides advice and services for pet owners in housing crisis as well as homelessness organisations, letting agencies and landlords dealing with pet owners.

The Outreach Projects Administrator deals on a daily basis with a variety of stakeholders (mainly over the phone and by email), including clients accessing the projects, referral & homelessness organisations, members of the public, letting agencies, landlords, veterinary surgeries and internal contacts. The main areas of this role are focused on customer service, invoice processing, data entry and admin/team support.

To be successful in this post you will need to be extremely organised with excellent communication skills and an empathetic approach.   You will also have experience of processing and reconciling invoices and a keen eye for detail.

In return, we have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances, and you will you join a team of highly professional and driven colleagues in a friendly and collaborative environment, all with a genuine passion for dog welfare and helping dog owners in need.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button.  Our application process requires you to submit a CV and cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

Interviews for this role will take place w/c 16th December 2019.

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as Partnership Manager (DFID) and provide vision and strategic direction to the organisation and wider movement by influencing a complex global network of internal and external stakeholders.

The Partnership Development Team sits within Global Programmes in the Programme Partnerships Department. Our vision is that Save the Children has exceptional partnerships with multilateral and bilateral organisations, optimising funding and influence to deliver our shared aims for children. We seek to achieve this by:

• Holding the broad overview of the multi-faceted partnerships we manage on behalf of SCUK and the movement, and taking a long-term, global approach.
• Presenting compelling and consistent messages that clearly articulate the synergies between Save the Children’s goals and those of our partners.
• Providing partnership expertise in brokering both financial and non-financial relationships with institutions. 
• Driving strategic external engagement at global, regional and local levels, both by actively engaging ourselves and by supporting a culture of external engagement across the global movement. 

As Partnership Manager you will be responsible for maintaining and developing our partnership with the Department for International Development (DFID). DFID has been a long-standing and most key strategic partner for Save the Children UK given our close alignment with DFID’s geographic footprint and its thematic priorities.

In this role you will liaise with wider organisation and movement key stakeholders, providing evidence, advice and leadership on key partnership opportunities. You will provide current and creative analysis, insight, intelligence, and direction on UK Government ODA and on the general market, including trends, strategies, peers/competitors, key contacts and inter-relationships between donors. You will also provide support and coaching to team members to develop and embed our partnership and account management approach. In addition you will:

• Drive Save the Children’s strategic positioning with key partnership opportunities and its response to market trends
• Provide leadership in 1) maximising synergies and leveraging expertise across all appropriate Save the Children divisions, members and 2) ensuring effective participation in existing/new co-ordination mechanisms
• Hold oversight and leadership of SCUK’s overall engagement strategies and key moments across the portfolio (working closely with Government Relations who have responsibility for CEO and Board level engagement with DFID) and actively promote and represent Save the Children externally.

To be successful you will be insightful and analytical, with excellent communication and relationship building skills and experience of influencing and delivering results cross organisationally within a large complex organisation. Ideally you will have extensive experience working with DFID and wider UK Government departments engaged in UK ODA. In addition you will have:

• A strong record of accomplishment in strategic account management
• A proven record of accomplishment in partnership building, brokering relationships with partners, and engagement at a senior level 
• In depth experience and knowledge of current thinking and future trends and thorough understanding of contemporary development and child rights issues 
• Leadership skills, with an external orientation, situational agility, strategic vision, and commitment to delivering results.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 8th December 2019

LBWP is looking for an experienced Young Women and Girls' Advocate with an in-depth understanding of the specific needs of BME* young women experiencing multiple disadvantage as a result of experiencing VAWG.

You will deliver holistic, YWGs centred, individualised care pathways rooted in gender informed, trauma focused, integrated care packages that address multiple areas of disadvantage including mental health challenges, problematic substance use, homelessness etc. holistic, high-intensity care pathways from a multi-disciplinary team.

You will be well versed in advocating on behalf you YWG to multi-agency services to ensure support, protection and choice for the YWG you represent thus improving access and response from partner agencies to YWG.

You will have experience of working with YWG with high-risk presentations, including self-injury and suicidal risk and adept at providing crises support and more in-depth work that cultivate self-protective factors and meaningful interventions and strategies that aim to reduce and mitigate risk.

This post is funded by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime.

To apply, please download the Job Description and Application Form. 

Deadline for Applications: Monday 16th December

Interviews: Wednesday 18th December

It is a genuine occupational requirement that the person appointed to this post identifies as BME* and is female, as set down in Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

*i.e. women who originate from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, including the indigenous peoples of Australasia, the Americas and the islands of the Atlantic Indian and Pacific Oceans.

We are seeking a highly efficient, experienced Administrator to join our small professional team. You must have excellent communications skills, be thorough and accurate, be able to multi-task, remain calm under pressure and add to our team dynamics. You must possess a range of administrative and secretarial skills including good IT skills. The post will involve supporting evening training events during term time approximately once a week.

Good interpersonal and teamwork skills are essential as is a sense of humour and the ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and sensitivity.

You need to be committed to our vision of ‘Developing Church of England Education’, be in sympathy with the aims and objectives of the Christian Church, and ideally have an understanding of the workings of the Church of England in Education.

Closing date for applications:  9am Monday 16 December 2019

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

The Public Affairs team works across Westminster, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the EU, to ensure the health and welfare of dogs is always taken into consideration by policy makers. In addition to our direct political engagement, we chair the Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG) which aims to combat growing concerns regarding the irresponsible advertising of pets for sale, rehoming, and exchange. We also provide the secretariat for the EU Dog & Cat Alliance, through which we engage with EU policy makers, and call for EU action to build a better Europe for dogs and cats.

The Public Affairs Officer role supports the delivery of our ambitious public affairs programme across Westminster and Whitehall, the devolved administrations and in the EU. This role also supports the management of the Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG) and the EU Dog & Cat Alliance, both of which Dogs Trust provides the secretariat for, as well as supporting our wider UK public affairs work.

The post holder must have experience in public/parliamentary affairs. They must be able to travel to meetings and events across the UK as required, often overnight, and be willing to work outside regular business hours. Occasional travel in the EU may also be required. An interest and sympathy for the aims of Dogs Trust is essential and the post holder must be comfortable around dogs.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button.  Our application process requires you to submit a CV and cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role.

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the only UK-wide charity making a daily difference to the lives of people with cystic fibrosis, and those who care for them. We invest in cutting-edge research, drive up standards of clinical care, offer support for everyone affected by cystic fibrosis, and campaign hard on the issues that matter.

Cystic fibrosis is chronically misunderstood, kills thousands worldwide and is carried unknowingly in the genes of millions. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the only UK charity dedicated to fighting for a life unlimited for everyone affected by the condition. Our mission is to create a world where everyone living with cystic fibrosis will be able to look forward to a long, healthy life.

Putting people with cystic fibrosis at the centre of everything we do is key to helping us beat the condition for good, and doing this is a challenge that you’ll relish.

It is an exciting time to join the charity and you will take responsibility for raising awareness of cystic fibrosis and the Trust through effective championing of social media within and by the organisation, developing campaign and channel-specific strategies for social media.

You will be responsible for developing and implementing a unified, market-leading, innovative social media strategy that delivers results for the Trust’s ambitious communication/engagement strategy. You will act as the Trust’s social media expert and advise on the appropriate use of social media for internal/external communications and well as providing line management direction and support, using coaching and mentoring, to develop and motivate direct reports. Please read the Job Description for more information

• Closing date: 18 December 2019
• First interview: 8 January 2020

Employment: Full-Time (Job-share Available)

Salary: £30,940

Location: The Lodge, 64 Pinner Road, Harrow, HA1 4HZ

Hours: 35 hours per week

We’re looking for a fundraising or sales professional who can champion the development of a local giving scheme. 

Harrow Giving is a fairly new local giving initiative co-ordinated by Voluntary Action Harrow Co-operative. We have successfully secured funding from the City Bridge Trust for a three year project to develop Harrow Giving. There is the possibility of extension of the role, subject to funding. Harrow Giving’s purpose is to bring in resources and then share them with the local voluntary and community sector. The target is for at least £150k worth of resources to be raised in the three years. We envisage this to primarily come from donors, corporate, or grant funding, however the programme is not limited to: in-kind support, match funding, high skilled volunteering, and corporate volunteering. 

You will be responsible for setting, leading and advancing the development of Harrow Giving. It is currently a very young brand, you will have full control in it’s direction and way forward. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate, proactive, self-motivated, strategic, bright, and hard-working. 

Key Responsibilities:  

Research/Co-ordination

• Collate secondary and primary research of local stakeholders
• Exploration of different local giving models
• Establishing and co-ordinate a steering group of local organisations
• Develop and implement a sustainability plan
• Communicate, promote, and develop the Harrow Giving brand
• Be an active member of the London’s Giving Network
• Establish and conduct monitoring and evaluation through internal processes, as well as through the London’s Giving Metrics. 

Generating income and resources

• Identify and develop new relationships with corporate supporters, fundraising groups, grant funders, and/or high potential individuals
• Promote and support existing fundraising initiatives such as Harrow Lottery
• Strategically build and maintain relationships with donors
• Develop ways to harness time, talent and money among businesses

Distribution / Grant Management

• Work with the steering group and stakeholders to set out the grant priorities. 
• Work with the steering group and stakeholders to allocate funds in a fair and transparent manner in line with grant priorities. 
• Co-ordinate the awarding and monitoring of funding distributed through Harrow Giving.
• Fundraise or seek sponsorship for a permanent post. 

Personal Specification: 

Essential

• Experience of developing and managing fundraising programmes
• Experience of a broad range of fundraising, sales and income generation 
• Experience of marketing and communications
• Experience of working with different agencies and sectors (i.e. businesses, statutory, voluntary)
• Excellent computer skills (including Google’s Online Software)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good practice standards in volunteer involvement
• Interest, understanding and experience in not-for-profit sector
• Interest, understanding and experience in co-operatives
• Enjoys working with a small team
• Proactive and able to self-manage

Desirable

• Experience of managing a project including monitoring and evaluation
• Experience of managing a grant programme
• Experience of managing events
• Experience of donor stewardship 
• Local knowledge of Harrow

Voluntary Action Harrow Co-operative aims to be an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

This role description can be requested in large print. 

Application process

Please submit both:

• a Cover Letter explaining how you meet the Key Responsibilities and Personal Specification
• a CV which outlines your career, ideally related to the role.

If these documents are not received we will not be able to progress with your application.

We will not chase you for any of these documents.

Deadline

6th January 2020

Interviews

Interviews will commence on the week of 13th January 2020.

About us

Humane Society International/UK is an affiliate of the global animal protection organisation Humane Society International (HSI), striving for a better future for animals and people through advocacy, education, and hands-on programmes. HSI UK is a leading force for animal protection, with hundreds of thousands of supporters across the country who play an invaluable role in supporting and funding our work. We are an effective voice for animals, with active programmes in wildlife protection, alternatives to animal experiments, and farm animal welfare. A small but effective team, HSI UK has big ambitions to create further positive change for animals both here in the UK and around the world.

About the position

We are looking for a Forward Food/EatKind Programme Manager - Maternity Cover, who will be responsible for overseeing HSI UK’s meat reduction/plant-based advocacy, delivering measurable impacts as a key part of HSI’s global ‘Forward Food’ programme. The position reports to HSI UK’s Executive Director and is guided by the Farm Animal Welfare department at HSI HQ.

About you

We’re looking for someone who wants to build on the success of Forward Food, engaging and enabling caterers who serve thousands of meals each week to put more plants on plates. We’re looking for someone who can keep up to date with the latest evidence and translate this into actionable insights to drive positive change. And we’re looking for someone who’s organised, builds strong relationships and can effectively communicate both why and how to change the meals served up and down the country, to spare animals from factory farms, combat climate change and benefit human health. Managing and evaluating Forward Food to drive continuous improvements and demonstrating clear outputs will be key to success in this role.

With a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, you’ll have excellent interpersonal skills and be passionate about helping animals. You’ll thrive working as part of a small team but also be proactive and self-reliant when necessary.

HSI UK is an equal opportunity employer. 

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter via the Charity Job website by Sunday 5th January 2020.

Are you a business focused, driven HR professional? Are you looking to enhance your existing skills in a passionate and fast paced environment? 

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 15,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down. 

Working as part of the HR Advisory team, the HR Officer will join a rapidly growing Human Resources department.  The current team of is hard working and committed to delivering a first class service to the charity and its 1,500 employees across the full range of Human Resource activities, including case management, business partnering, recruitment and training and development.   

In this busy role you will be responsible for supporting a team of HR business partners to provide HR advice and guidance to line managers across the UK.  You will maintain your own case load and will need to build strong professional relationships with managers.  You will contribute to the development of our policies and processes and ensuring that we deliver a fast and effective solution to managers and employees.   

To be successful in this position, you will have a proven track record of achievement in HR, consistently giving sound professional advice.  You will have up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and best practice, resolving HR issues in a business-focused fashion.  You will have excellent written English and you will have experience of note taking during formal meetings, including disciplinary and grievance hearings, drafting outcome letters and managing cases through a process. 

Ideally, we would love you to have some experience of preparing and analysing HR data and be able to report on trends in absence, processes and turnover for example. 

Dogs Trust is a professional and friendly organisation and the HR team of over 30 works well together.  You need to be conscientious, very well organised, flexible, friendly and discreet with a genuine interest in and commitment to Dogs Trust’s ethos and aims.  In this post there will be a requirement for regular travel throughout the UK, with occasional overnight stays. 

In return for all of this, we have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes excellent annual leave and pension allowances, and you will you join a team of highly professional and driven colleagues in a brilliant upbeat and collaborative environment, all with a genuine passion for dog welfare.    

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button.  Our application process requires you to submit a CV and cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and creative Marketing Manager to join us on a 12mth Fixed Term Contract.  The key purpose of this role is to help us deliver winning campaigns by developing marketing strategies that reach and engage new audiences.

We are looking for someone who has a real passion for developing engaging and creative marketing campaigns that help build a brand. You’ll be digital-savvy and have experience of cultivating and developing promotional partnerships. 

You will have commissioned audience and market research and applied insight and analysis to create targeted audience strategies, including developing and testing propositions.You will also be great at coming up with ideas and identifying opportunities as well as collaborating with in-house creatives and external agencies to produce engaging content.

You’ll need a good understanding of customer/supporter journeys and how to create a relevant brand experience, working closely with fundraising and other teams.With proven project management skills, including budget management, you will have developed integrated marketing plans that deliver against objectives.

Closing Date: Sunday 15th December 2019

For more information please visit our website.

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

Systems Developer

Context

Technology plays a crucial role in enabling CAP's critical, poverty-busting work here in the UK and in our international operations. We are trusted to develop solutions to CAP's changing needs and to support staff and our partner churches to seize opportunities offered by the rapidly evolving technological landscape.

Purpose

The role of the systems developer is to develop and maintain bespoke internal web applications to support the work of CAP’s head office and frontline teams. This involves working in a fast paced development team on systems that support our debt counselling work, our partnerships with churches/individuals and our other services, for example CAP Job Clubs.

Passion

We are passionate about using our technical skills to provide the CAP family with generous IT support and excellent solutions. Through this, we enable our staff and partner churches to serve our clients better and help deliver CAP's vision to see the UK church serving and including those most in need.

Personality

We are an adaptable team operating in a fast-changing environment, who love technology and helping people do their jobs. We are dedicated and hardworking, fuelled by cake, biscuits and cups of tea.

Role

Accountabilities

• To work across different internal systems as the organisational needs change and grow.

• To work closely with others in the development team and our internal clients to ensure that developments and bug fixes meet the requirements and needs of our teams.

• To develop high quality, maintainable code that is testable, well commented and in line with the latest standards on security, data protection and coding best practice.

• Ensure each development improves code quality metrics.

• To ensure knowledge is shared across the IT team.

• To actively participate in code reviews, walkthroughs and design discussions.

• Stay up to date with developments in technology and systems development best practice to apply to development of CAP systems.

• To escalate any technical issues, concerns or development hold ups to the Senior Systems Developer or technical lead on the project.

• To actively participate in architecture, technical strategy and process improvement discussions.

Measurable Outputs

• Work completed to scope in agreed timescales

• Achieve agree customer satisfaction results with internal IT systems

• Achieve targeted percentage accuracy of estimates and plans.

Culture

• Clearly live out and embrace the cultural values of CAP.

• Clearly demonstrate a heart and passion for the charity.

• Sincere acceptance, understanding and practice of the Christian ethos and purpose of the Charity.

Other responsibilities include

• Being willing to pray with staff and be fully engaged with our Christ centered  culture.

• To encourage friends, family and other contacts to support the charity through the Life Changer program, and other fundraising initiatives.

• Attendance at annual CAP staff conferences 

The above job profile is a guide to the work you may be required to undertake but does not form part of your contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances. 

Person

Education

• Degree level or equivalent vocational training

Experience

Essential

• Experience of software development concepts and practices

• Experience of having to work using your own initiative

• Good knowledge of email, browser / web and database technologies

• Experience of using and applying software development concepts and practices

•  Experience working to a deadline.

Desirable

• Experience with various operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux) as well as an excellent knowledge of email, browser / web and database technologies

• Experience of working in a development team, as well as working alone.

• Charity sector experience

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent knowledge of PHP, MySQL, HTML, Javascript/jQuery, CSS

• Technically minded and adaptable

• Excellent communication at all levels including the ability to clearly communicate technical information.

• Ability to develop relationships with other teams and managers.

• Ability to solve problems, make quick decisions and to work in a proactive manner

• A logical thinker, able to work well under pressure

• Excellent problem solving, analytical and evaluation skills.

• Able to hold a good balance between detail and the ‘big picture’, with a great level of organisational awareness.

Christian Commitment:

• The candidate must be able to give both verbal assent to and practical demonstration of Christians Against Poverty’s Statement of Faith and Core Values

• Must be able to actively participate in prayer and worship, whether individual, small group or corporately, as an expression of own personal faith and in line with CAP’s Statement of Faith.

All adults working in, or on behalf of the CAP have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. This includes: A responsibility to ensure a safe environment in which CAP Services can be delivered. Identify children and adults where there may be safeguarding concerns and to follow the CAP Safeguarding Policy in addressing any concerns appropriately.

RFEA the Forces Employment Charity is looking for a highly motivated self-starter with knowledge of the UK Armed Forces and Ex-Services charity network and the ability to understand the challenges faced by the families of serving personnel and veterans. This position will be based in Catterick, North Yorkshire, with a regional reach. The Families Employment Advisor will provide dedicated client case management in supporting the spouses and partners of serving armed forces and ex service personnel into employment.

The successful applicant for this role will have a track record of delivering high quality results, with a strong customer focus and be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Strong communication, IT and organisational skills and an empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by families of serving personnel and veterans are essential qualities. A clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car is essential. NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance along with a good understanding of the employment market and vocational training are highly desirable.

Specific Responsibilities

• Develop a Spouses and Partners Engagement Strategy to promote the benefits of employment and FEA support to serving Armed Forces and Ex Service personnel.
• Promote FEA support directly on social media, internally to Employment Advisers supporting Service Leavers and Veterans, and to charities and other organisations working with military spouses and partners.
• Develop an Employer Engagement Strategy to generate employment opportunities for military partners and spouses, working closely with the Employer Relationship Manager and focusing on Employers who are potential funders.
• Proactively market the talent pool of military spouses and partners to Employers.
• Provide advice and guidance to spouses and partners of serving Armed Forces and Ex Forces personnel throughout the journey into employment following the RFEA Case Management Guidance and Work Instructions.
• Manage cases and employment opportunities using RFEA’s CRM and Jobs Board systems. 

Essential Competencies

• A desire to achieve through self-motivation and initiative, with an ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
• Evidenced ability to provide effective case-working support to adults to achieve agreed aims.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills and experience of using a CRM.
• Clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car. There may be significant travel associated with supporting military spouses and partners.

Desirable Competences

• Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges faced by them and their families in finding appropriate and sustainable employment;
• A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare to work provision, work-based learning and vocational training.
• NVQ Level 4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.

This role will be based in Catterick and initially on a one year fixed term contract with options to extend, 35 hours per week with a starting salary of £26,000 rising to £27,000 after six months plus additional employee benefits.

To apply please submit a covering letter and applicable CV. The closing date is 21st December 2019. Interviews will take place in early January for immediate start depending upon required notice periods.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service checks and a Ministry of Defence security clearance, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.